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“‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.
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On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
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But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.
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If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn.
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For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.
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because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”
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“‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
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He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
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“‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.
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Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution—life for life.
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For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields.
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You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.
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If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they are to compute that and pay for their redemption accordingly.
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I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I will abhor you.
